Elsie Driggs was born in 1898 in Hartford Connecticut. She was a well known American painter, most famous for her contributions to the Precisionism Movement during the 1920’s. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Driggs) In addition to this, she was also known for her floral and figurative paintings in watercolors, pastels, and oils, which she completed in the later part of her career.
Today, her works can be found in collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the James A. Michener Art Museum of Pennsylvania, and the Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio.( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Driggs)
Career
Miss Elsie Driggs received an education at the Art Students League of New York and also in Italy, where she became greatly influenced by the Futurism style, a form of Precisionism. After her studies, Elsie found herself in New York City where she became a successful artist during the 1920’s.
Upon arriving in New York, Driggs began painting “the modern landscape of factories, bridges, and skyscrapers with geometric precision and almost abstract spareness.” But it wasn’t until 1926 when she painted her most famous piece of art work, Pittsburg. This is a painting of the smokestacks of a Pittsburg Steel factory. The following year, Driggs completed another spectacular painting entitled QueensboroughBridge. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Driggs)
Personal Life
After leaving the Precisionist art scene during the 1930’s Driggs married Lee Gatch, a painter and settled in Lambertville, New Jersey. Here, she dedicated all of her energy to her husband’s career. Up until her death on July 12, 1992 in New York, she was considered the most underrated Precisionist painter. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Driggs)
Elsie Driggs: American Precisionist Painter
Background Information
Elsie Driggs was born in 1898 in Hartford Connecticut. She was a well known American painter, most famous for her contributions to the Precisionism Movement during the 1920’s. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Driggs) In addition to this, she was also known for her floral and figurative paintings in watercolors, pastels, and oils, which she completed in the later part of her career.
Today, her works can be found in collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the James A. Michener Art Museum of Pennsylvania, and the Columbus Museum of Art in Ohio.( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Driggs)
Career
Miss Elsie Driggs received an education at the Art Students League of New York and also in Italy, where she became greatly influenced by the Futurism style, a form of Precisionism. After her studies, Elsie found herself in New York City where she became a successful artist during the 1920’s.
Upon arriving in New York, Driggs began painting “the modern landscape of factories, bridges, and skyscrapers with geometric precision and almost abstract spareness.” But it wasn’t until 1926 when she painted her most famous piece of art work, Pittsburg. This is a painting of the smokestacks of a Pittsburg Steel factory. The following year, Driggs completed another spectacular painting entitled Queensborough Bridge. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Driggs)
Personal Life
After leaving the Precisionist art scene during the 1930’s Driggs married Lee Gatch, a painter and settled in Lambertville, New Jersey. Here, she dedicated all of her energy to her husband’s career. Up until her death on July 12, 1992 in New York, she was considered the most underrated Precisionist painter. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Driggs)
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